Application of self-care based on full-course individualized health education in patients with chronic heart failure and its influencing factors

Table 3 Comparison of self-care behavior scores between the two groups at different time points

Items	Time point	Intervention group, n = 50	Control group, n = 50	t value	P-value
Self-care maintenance	At admission	28.14 ± 8.25	27.53 ± 7.86	0.379	0.706
	3 mo after discharge	32.76 ± 7.43	28.64 ± 8.72	2.543	0.013
	6 mo after discharge	38.21 ± 7.43	30.04 ± 8.22	5.214	0.000
Self-care management	At admission	48.78 ± 10.73	46.58 ± 9.08	1.107	0.271
	3 mo after discharge	52.48 ± 9.16	49.20 ± 6.27	2.089	0.039
	6 mo after discharge	55.47 ± 12.08	50.76 ± 8.13	2.287	0.024
Self-care confidence	At admission	32.72 ± 11.65	30.90 ± 10.74	0.812	0.419
	3 mo after discharge	38.12 ± 10.04	33.79 ± 11.18	2.038	0.044
	6 mo after discharge	43.75 ± 14.37	36.30 ± 10.44	2.966	0.004
Total score	At admission	109.64 ± 24.26	105.01 ± 20.12	1.039	0.302
	3 mo after discharge	123.36 ± 21.88	111.63 ± 18.37	2.903	0.005
	6 mo after discharge	137.43 ± 18.74	117.10 ± 19.05	5.380	0.000